Blood Type Diet information
The Blood Type diet was devised by Peter J D'Adamo M.D and
was popularized in the book 'Eat Right For Your Type'. The
basic premise for this diet is that the four main blood groups
each react in different ways to different foods. This is because
humans evolved in different ways for the four different blood
groups (O, A, B, and AB). For instance blood type A developed
as humans domesticated animals and is therefore better suited
to grains while type O is the hunter and requires meat in
its diet and type B is suited to dairy products. This diet
is not based on any scientific facts and there are glaring
inconsistencies within the book with very little proof as
to its conclusions. You would be lucky to lose any weight
as a type A, B, or AB diet. If however you are type O then
you would be following a low carbohydrate high protein diet
and the diet would result in weight loss. The type O diet
does have all the health risks associated with a low carb
diet like the Atkins diet.
Blood Type Diet : Reasons for
- Weight loss is likely to result with all blood types due
to restricting food intake
- Type O diet relies on proven diet principles
Blood Type Diet : Reasons against
- Difficult information on each type to remember
- Impractical for a family of different blood types
- No scientific basis
- Nutrient deficiencies for most types
- For type O read the Atkins diet reasons for/against
Blood Type Diet : Verdict
The Blood Type diet is an interesting but
flawed diet which is not based on sound dieting principles.
It may result in weight loss if followed correctly but there
are many better diets to follow with a proven record and based
on sound advice. The Blood type diet is a good example of
style and marketing over substance.
Some Blood
Type Diet sample menus are available here to give an example
of what can be eaten for each type.
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